modulating

present participle of modulate

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Recent Examples of modulating By triggering the release of a natural growth factor in the brain and modulating neural pathways associated with addiction and reward, ibogaine restores healthy dopamine function and reduces cravings, Barsuglia said. Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The mushroom also contains immune-modulating polysaccharides that may reduce the over-reactiveness of the immune response and down-regulate histamine levels and inflammation. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 The center adds that reishi contains immune-modulating polysaccharides that may reduce the over-reactiveness of the immune response and down-regulate histamine levels and inflammation. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Endocannabinoids control our sleep/wake cycle, aka our circadian rhythms, by modulating and maintaining the brain’s biological balance through an abundant receptors neuroscientists call CB1. Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 3 June 2026 Calming involves controlling your internal biological responses, such as lowering your heart rate and breathing rate, and modulating your outward behavior. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 The approach has nothing to do with maximizing screentime or superseding her actual director, but modulating her performance within a broader context. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 It’s made with guayusa (a natural source of L-theanine and caffeine) and gotu kola (for modulating GABA). Brianna Peters, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026 Even for women uninterested in modulating their feelings and behavior to fit a societal standard of supportive positivity, perimenopause is presented as a hazard to health and well-being. Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulating
Verb
  • Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • When temperatures are extremely high, some people’s bodies can have trouble regulating temperature.
    Hali Smith July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • These specialty farmers have found ways to adapt, in part by adjusting their harvest schedules to avoid the hottest parts of the day.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The moment employees understand how their performance will be measured, many begin adjusting their behavior to improve the metric rather than the outcome the metric was designed to represent.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Dworak’s research finds that American adults are improving in certain forms of spatial reasoning.
    Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Thanks to the design, all three elements are evenly separated upon exiting the barrel, improving firing accuracy and substantially increasing the probability of hitting small targets, reported TASS.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout.
    Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Instead, Ogden argued that correcting the decision is what hurts the integrity of the World Cup.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

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“Modulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulating. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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